Building the Arts Community
Public Poetic Art
Esther Buffler's project, the CD
High on Poetry, is available for $10 from
the PPLP. Click here to order.
Maren Tirabassi's project, the
anthology Portsmouth Unabridged: New Poems for an Old City,
and the chapbook Mimi White produced,
What is Home,
are for sale at
RiverRun Bookstore
on Congress Street in downtown Portsmouth.
Click here
for the What Is Home
Teaching Exercise Guide
(PDF)
Seven
poems are permanently installed as public art along the Piscataqua River and in
the city parking garage as part of Robert Dunn's
Poetry in Public Places project.
Below are the final locations for John Perrault's Voice and Vision
project with local artists and poets.
Finding Form
Poet: Charles Pratt
Potter: Kit Cornell
New Site: TBA
Psalm
Poet: Kimberly Cloutier Green
Painter: Cappy Whelan
Site: C&J bus terminal, Portsmouth
Borderlands
Poet: Lesley Kimball
Eco-Artist: Tim Gaudreau
Site: Portsmouth Public Library
The Veil
Poet: Julia Older
Fabric Artist: Rachel Lehr
Site: Portsmouth Middle School
Working the Piscataqua
Poet: Marie Harris
Photographer: Charter Weeks
Site: Ocean National Bank
State Street, Portsmouth
Who Count the Dead
Poet: Mimi White
Weaver: Sarah Haskell
Site: Bank of America
Market Square, Portsmouth
Anthem Concatenus
Poet: Rodger Martin
Painter: Victoria Arico
Site: Portsmouth District Court
Gnosis
Poet: James Rioux
Sculptor: Peter Flynn Donovan
Site: TBA
Flowers, Birds and Us
Poet: Jennifer Belkus
Relief sculptor: Jeanné McCartin
Site: City Hall, Portsmouth
Wind's History
Poet: Rick Agran
Painter: Sarah Mazur
Site: The Music Hall, Portsmouth.
Space in the Square
Poet: Elizabeth Knies
Painter: Russell Aharonian
Site: Flatbread, Portsmouth
One Way of Seeing
Poet: Pat Parnell
Painter: Brigitte Keller
Site: Community Campus, Portsmouth
The existence of the Poet Laureate Program has helped gain attention for other arts groups
in the city and created a thriving climate for poetry readings. The program serves as a
reminder to Portsmouth citizens that their hometown celebrates the accomplishments of its
talented artists.
Read the
<www.PPLP.org> Web site review by www.SeacoastNH.com
